Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-02

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Proceedings .s WaahfnEssa-
wAsHuserox. February 27-Durinx the
dars and nights Of the traction 81 the week
remaininx Of the present session Of Con
Er2. the Senate III EFe instant aftea-
ton to eonfeEe1ee reports and se11as ap-
preparation bills uhea they shall make
their appearance. AID every effort .1l be
put forth to finish fhe necessary legislation
before rext Friday oooe. The members Of
the Appropriation Committee. upon whom
the hardest work dsTolvex- are divided In
opinion respecting her ability and that OF
the Senate to erz5itabiT accomplish al
that is expected. bat TIE majority hoPe
that barring accidents and rilful sets OF
obstruction. it may BE- still be possible to
avoid the necessity sor a called SESSION To
this eod the right of the Senate for its
committees to hare an opportunity for de-
liberation uDon important matters not yet
brought before it, vii be waived u the
! Senate. rs it has done Ia pre-
/ rioux instances Of baekwardnese, viii
! eooteat itself under protest. with suck
amendments to House legislation as il can
secure in hzSty conferences, taking much
| Tor ranted and trusting much TO luck To
| urinf and thoroughly examine the Naval
legislative DsfcisDey and the Fertilization
| APPROXIMATION Bills in their several 0rc-
! nAry stages through tie Senate up TO the
| point Of Gaal action roald require almost
az many useks az there remain lays Of the
| present session. Miscellaneous subjects Of
legislation .bieh viii probably Ell or spare
moments, are pa. down in the sa0ens pro
xramne IS follouk. Labor Arbitration
Bill. Land Grant Forfeiture, bills relating
to lottery advertisements passing through
the msiie: bills to quit land titles in Dee
Moines. add the Land GRAFT Bill autboriz-
ing suits against the United States bills
for an adsodication Of private land claims
In certain States and Territories: bin for a
monunent to the eelored soldiers; 10
seph Fran-H Resolution; bill to
rnourss Virginia and other States
70, thsir EXPENSE IN the war Of 1912, and
the International Copyright bill.
Senator Miller viii eall up, probably oo
Monday O. Tuesday II the House. the
Pleuro- Poeumonia Nal-1hs pending q1as-
ton oslns a motion to reconsider the vote
BY which the EdDun6' substitute We
adopted
Ssna1o. InEsIls vii sssk an opportunity
TO cal ID for set5on the BIZ repeating the
Limitations TO the arrears pension AIT. and
Senator Van Wick vii aAk the Ssna1s 10
PASS a till relating TO the disposal oi
abandoned military reservations under iss |
HOMESTEAD lar. |
contest Is pending II secret session !
orsr the nomination Of Public Pr5nts, !
Benedict. and the British extra
ditaon treaty vii remain among unfn-
shed matters on the executive |
calendar, but is not likely to be further
pressed for acton this s~sssion. |
La the HorSs tie progranDs Is TO push |
appropriations to completion By giving !
them p~reeessace orsr al oths. business |
and little general lsxlslstion is e1pseiss
during the rsxraininx days Of the SESSION. |
The legislative appropriation viii again |
occupy attention ID Monday, and viii bs
followed By the Ds6eisney bill, which Is 70
BE- p1t through under ssspsnsion Of rules |
during the foE. legislative days reDainiDg |
Il viii be in order TO pass any a By
a tuo-thirds vote under Suspension Of the
rules.
The minority report, prepared b! Sen
Gsoree and signed b. an the members
Of the Senate Or judiciary. upon The Hca-
provide Inqussts unceT Batloaal
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. il 70 be the opinion Of
the signsTE that the measure lie unwzFTaltec
By the constitution, and that its passage
would be a grave and serious us1rpation
By Congress OF pouss reserved 10 the
states. The report discusses at great
the relations o. the general 70 the
state government. and the rights reserved
% each By the constitution. Congress, it
can pass no laws upon subjects Of
PERSONAL conflicts between private inGirid
lals Of different races. aud psreonai wTonss
by one or the otter, Or BEL
,sesn persons Of different political parties
,thsr because Of opinions the injured part.
nay entertain o. express. The authors Of
his bill. it says. hare not been backward in :
asserting power in Congress over subjects
ogaate to those mentioned in this bill, in {
DEPENDENT Of any support which they may I
ave given TO many sers OF Congress which :
have been decided unconstitutional I
the Supreme Court /
They hare INTRODUCED bills c~ont=u,por-
neously with decisions in civil rights
Asses. which contained assertions Of the
power ossr these subjects 1t ,
no defence Of the constituti"naIi'y Of !
bis this bill. say the minority. that il as I
unss no jurisdiction Or powe. over rer- s
OBS to punish or restrain them. but n
directs the court to makeaa inauis- !.
ION concerning crimes committed in the !.
tate, and whose trial and punishment are !.
Dlely in her jurisdiction <
The question for the decision il. "Has 7
ongrsss the power 70 pass the biIf2" r
the power is not among those a
kprsssIy conferred in the constitution. b
il we're claimed as an incidental power s.
hen its advocates mrst point OF. the n
press power for carrying ont wbiel. tits
vas necessary. This could not be done.
Ut the bill. the report says. is not even
,.itled to the defence Of being entirely .
1potent and harmless. Inpotent it is Il
r all purposes OF good and ORDERLY govern -
eDt. but 1t has An extraordinary yigor Or
r evil. L. establishes an u~nwarranted VI
ieral espionage over matters contided u
,clnsiyely to the jurisdiction OF the stat es. al
invites and encourages irresponsible and II
persons TO subject the con- o.
,ct of their neighbors TO an investigation "
: a tribunal. before which the persons VI
as slandered have no opportunity of ap- h'
airing Or summoning witnesses. II il.
ne the tribunal has 10 power to render
dsmsnt against them which will affect
e r hyes, their liberty Or their prcperry; B,
It it has power in an ex parte irqaisitoriai ca
~ OF giving official form and body and lie.
to accusations which there has az
en- 10 opportunity to meet: to destroy bl
g character and to blacken the names Of he
liens who are Dot heard in their own de- re
'se; to stamp as genuine and true Sian to
rs hbsl-; to give currency to black TO
and perjury. 1t destroys the to
'ole scheme of the constitution. 1t does
t enter the vestibuie merely and dssace
destroy some slight ornament, but it .
ps and undermines the foundation OF the 49,
npls Itself. VI
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